Sometimes at 3 am

“Yes, She Snores” c. 2019 by Tre Critelli

Sometimes at 3 am I am awoken
by the call of fire belly toads
from the ten gallon tank
in my eldest son’s room
then drift back to sleep
comforted by the mumbled words
of a dreaming eight year old
the dog’s snore
and the soft whistle of my wife’s nose.